Fecal incontinence subtype assessment (FI-SA): A new tool to distinguish among subtypes of fecal incontinence in a neurogenic population - 10/06/22
, N. Turmel a, c, C. Chesnel a, S. Sheikh Ismael a, d, M. Tamiatto a, E. Tan a, R. Haddad a, F. Le Breton a, A.-M. Leroi b, C. Hentzen a, G. Amarenco aHighlights |
• | No questionnaire is available to date to clearly specify and classify patients among subtypes of fecal incontinence. |
• | The objective of the present study was to develop and validate a new tool (FI-SA - Fecal incontinence subtype assessment) in order to better classify patients among the different subtypes of FI. |
• | The FI-SA questionnaire has been found to be easy to understand, well accepted by patients with a good reproducibility. |
• | FI-SA could help to determine the pertinence of this classification of FI in the management of these patients. |
Abstract |
Introduction |
Two subtypes of fecal incontinence (FI) are defined in the literature (urge and passive FI). The pertinence of this classification is unknown due to conflicting findings and heterogeneity of definitions. However, no questionnaire is available to clearly classify patients among subtypes. The objective of the present study was to develop and validate a new tool (Fecal incontinence subtype assessment, FI-SA) in order to better classify patients among the different subtypes of FI.
Methods |
A prospective monocentric study was conducted in consecutive patients with FI according to Rome IV criteria. To validate psychometric properties of the FI-SA questionnaire, a literature review and qualitative interviews were performed and discussed with an expert panel. A feasibility study was realized to assess acceptability and comprehension of items. The reproducibility was investigated in a validation study.
Results |
Comprehension and acceptability were excellent in 90% of patients in the feasibility study (n = 30). Validation study (n = 100) showed a good reproducibility with an intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.91 and 0.89 for questions 1 and 2. Time to fill the questionnaire was 40.0 s. 98.0% patients were classified among subtypes of FI: 34.0% passive FI, 32.0% urge FI and 32.0% mixed FI.
Conclusion |
FI-SA is the first questionnaire to classify patients among subtypes of FI with good psychometric characteristics and the first questionnaire introducing the concept of mixed FI. FI-SA could help to determine the pertinence of this classification of FI in the management of these patients.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : Fecal incontinence, Classification, Questionnaire
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Vol 46 - N° 5
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